Characterization of fatigue under the affective dimension of the pipe scale reviewed in women with breast neoplasia undergoing chemotherapy treatment
International Journal of Development Research
Characterization of fatigue under the affective dimension of the pipe scale reviewed in women with breast neoplasia undergoing chemotherapy treatment
Received 29th June 2020; Received in revised form 10th July 2020; Accepted 17th August 2020; Published online 30th September 2020
Copyright © 2020, Cristina Albuquerque Douberin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: This study aims to characterize fatigue in women with breast neoplasia submitted to chemotherapy treatment under the affective dimension of the Piper Scale - Reviewed.Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach and it was carried out in the Outpatient Unit of a specialized clinic in Mammary Pathology of the Pernambuco Cancer Hospital (PCH). The data collection procedure was carried out by signing the Free and Informed Consent Term (FICT) and later responded to the collection instrument at Piper's Fatigue Scale - Revised.Results: The results of the study revealed that the destructive characteristic of fatigue, presented higher mean (6.40), as well as higher level of fatigue (prevalence) felt by the patients. 25.6% of the women described their fatigue with the maximum value of the scale, that is, as this unpleasant. It was observed that 80 patients (25.2%) outlined their fatigue as being more negative, thus marking the maximum extreme (ten) of the series. Conclusion: In view of this, it is necessary to have strategies to relieve the symptoms affected by the treatment.
